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Nrrnn STATES THOMAS J. OAKLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WRAPPER FOR SILKS AND OTHER PIECE-GOODS.

rBPECIFICATION fanning part of Letters Patent No. 321,04c8, dated June 30, 1885.

Application filed January 14, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS Jy OAKLEY, of the city of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Wrapper for Silks and other Piece- Goods, of which the following specification is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a wrapper for silks and other piece-goods,which is readily opened and closed, and which properly protects the goods from injury.

The invention consists,essentially,in a wrapper having flaps and slots back of said flaps to receive a tape; also in the details of construction hereinafter more fully pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved wrapper. Fig. 2 is a back view of the same opened; Fig. 3, a side view of the same closed; Fig. 4, a section on line as 00, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a side view of a modification, and Fig. 6 a section on line 3 3 Fig. 5.

WVith particular reference to Figs. 1 to 4,tlie letter A represents asheet of wrapping-paper of rectangular shape and, preferably,with cut off corners. Two of the opposite 'sides of the sheet A are folded over, so as to form two flaps, a a. lnto the body of the sheet A are out four double slots, Fig. 2. Two of these double slots are directly back of one of'the flaps a, and the other two slots directly back of the other flap a. b b are two parallel lengths of tapc,which. are passed through the double slots, so as to embrace the sheet A. Each tape is first passed into and out of one double slot, and then into and out of the other double slot. In this way the back of each sheet is surrounded by the tapes, while the free ends project a short distance beyond the turned-over edges, Fig. 1. Thus it will be seen that when the wrapper is folded over the goods the two flaps will properly project between the fold of the goods, while the free ends of the tapes are free to be tied to properly close the wrapper. The tapes form a permanent attachment to the wrapper and will not drop oft when the package is opened.

In Figs. 5 and 61 have shown a modification of my invent-ion. In this modification asingle slot is substituted for each of the double slots. The tape is passed into one and out of the other slot, and in this way the central portion of the tape is concealed within the wrapper, while only its free ends project outward.

c are small bindingpieces which may be pasted over either the single or the double slots. These binding-pieces prevent dust from entering the slots, and they also preventthe tape from being pulled out.

I claim as my invention- 1. As a new article of manufacture,a wrapper, A, having flaps a a and slots back of said flaps, in combination with tapes I), passed through said slots, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of wrapper A, folded over near opposite sides, and having slots back of the folds with tapes b,which embrace the body of the wrapper, and have binding ends that project beyond the folds, substantially as herein shown and described.

THOS. J. OAKLEY.

Witnesses:

JAMES H. BOWMAN. Isaac O. PURDY. 

